Cigar case and cutter.



C. E. IOHNSON.

CIGAR CASE AND CUTTER. APPLICATION FlLED ROY. l0, 19I6.

1,249,105. Patented Dee. 4,191?.

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INVENTOR ATTQRNEY i which cigars may ,.gafs. rmit j rfopped through openings provided in the to provide a-case o a convenient size hav- Cutters,

Y CHARLES E. JOHNSON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GIGAB CASE AND CUTTER.

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Patented'Deo. 4, 1917.

Application illed November 10, 1916. Serielle. 180,638.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. JonNsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at NewYork in the'county .of New York and State of ew York, have'invented new and 4 useful Improvements in Ci ar Cases and o which the followlng isa specication. IThis invention relates to a combined cigar case and cutter.`

The primar object of the present'invention is to pro uoe a cigar case, by means of l A be conveniently carried in the pocket without liability of breakage and -to provide within the case means for cuttin the end of l 4off the cigars as is the usua custom., Y 4

further object of the invention 1s the provision of a case, containlng means for yieldingly holdin therein a plurality o the cigars ing held in a manner to the ends being cut therefrom, and

amg. A still further ob'ect of the invention is in housed therein a cutter by means of w ich the smoker may remove the ends from cigars in a convenient and sanitary manner, obviatin the necessity of using a common cigar cu ter and thereby avoiding the danger of contraction of infectious or contagious diseases arisin therefrom.

With the'above and ot er objects in view the j invention consists of a cigar case provided'at one end witha cylinder, a plurality of? opcnin s -in the said. cylinder, the said omngs eing surrounded with thimbles a pted to receive the ends of the cigars, a cutter movable across these openings and a yieldin ly mounted spring actuated plate adapte to-engage the opposite ends of the ci ars in order to retain them in position.

n the drawings; f

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the cigar case constructed in accordance with the present invention, in closed position;

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the same showing the cigars therein by dotted lines;

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view of the same;

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view;

Fi 5 is a detail perspective view of the thim les removed from the case and illusopening 1s adapte trating the mannen of forming the same from a slngle piece of material and showing the `connect-ions between each of the th1mbles;.

Fig. 6 is a detail follower plate; andV Fi 7 1s a detail vertical longitudinal sectiona' view of the lower portion of the case showing the modified form of the cutter. V

Re-ierring'in detail to the drawings, the

perspective 'view of the .improved case which is preferably constructed of metal, is shown at 1. t comprises a back, 2 a front 3 and curved side walls 4 and end walls 5 and 6 respectively. The front 3 is formed with an opening including practicall its entire area and this to be closed by a hinged door 7, which is held in position by means of a catch '8 of any suitable construction.- The case is of a size to be conveniently carried in the pocket and is shown-in the drawings as adapted to carry four cigars of the usual' size, although it is 'of course obvious that it may be ymade to accommodate various numbers.

Formed within the end 6 of the casing is a cylinder 9, the said cylinder bein slightly shorter in length than the width o the case to provide inset ortions 10 at each end thereof. Formed 1n the -cylinder'and communicating with the interior of the case are a plurality of openings 11, being beveled as at 12 for the purpose of guiding the cigar ends therethrough as will be presently apparent. Surrounding each of the openings 11 are conical ends'of these thimbles being of a diameter slightly greater than the openings 11. As will be seen from Fig. 5 of the drawings these thimbles are formed from a sin le piece of material stamped or cut in t e v proper form and shape so as to provide a plurality of thimbles joined together at their upper or larger ends by means of a connectln -strap 14. as will be readily under-` stood.y his strap aids in preventing any 'tendency of the thimbles to become disarran ed or. disengaged from the cylinder as mig t be the case were each thimble separately secured and having no connection with one another.

The thimbles just described are`designed to form a guiding and holding means for the ends of the cigars to be acted upon by the cutter, and in order to securely hold the thimbles 13, the lower reduced cigare illu-ein, the oase is furllmr provirlfld. may be lnndad t n and with u spring :med follower plate 15. actuated to nmnve the emL i J2` This plate la [we m'nbly urmlnie in cmu seclFrom tha t'lhnin 'lion and has formed un euch end n. dependwllnotlgn mth hln ent arm 16 provided with a light angular itv Il bhlvad thnt-thgfannltnluhmflqd lannion 1li, which hun therein nl o g mmm diltlli iljlenhnn Wm l "iJ-M 1a. Secured man uw ons@ u m side 'dur und um! futur-#111111194111 1mtbnreof is a pair @falde rodaimumdnt l thulr mds within misa m any suitable The 'glmmarvedtm uuclwlllm w marmer, the Enid mds being adapted to be mhe inrm pulfipropurtmn uf Hulman. pntld through the onunu 1B to mde' as mty be wil'l'tm lh wm Drfth fidln means for l a fa lower p ala 1b. claimmf j, or er no Kroperlg position this plata to {hrm-g. dmnblad tha invention ning k provide for l. r positioning nl' the cigars and claimed is; l 1I tcl4 cunmndntn niguna of furieux; length: L A nmblrmd uigar'oagmd cultu- "f the is-ttdc'l t ch "f the Fm 15 l gian-l *wie IMM g transverse spring 20, ille pibes: end oi this spring I in pm djlnllr Pkwy gli wm, l hwg ssl-'euml wxlllm the uns@ nur Lim 19p. ings adnpled to man um ar n of: "y y y "I'h arrangement provides fur tlm raising inhalt mwah mi fg.

2u uf the plate u pwlnh. of me placing of the capaci@ a spi cnil-r cumin mru cigars vll-hin the thlmhles, the nprmg acting lllndllg Bld laid will? to fmw the plum. lnln a yuliin engqgeamnt ai plum ty of gummlutimas bmw ,L m..

with the clgum md to hold (em m p-nslA Lmuoud cutting .glement Adapted fn tion. man nld' pmmgl u:- uut the :s Mounted within the. cylinder 9 lan shaft thavelgan und ay lqwe ysgldlngly ll 21 which has its bearing, 1n cach end of thnppgnmta and: of the' i'.' 1`gg.151;tf,v r this yln'ie-r und is provided nppn one and bo d than in posqn within @gid hip, .with a securing nut 2i! undon Lis apposita "Rr al.' clan I 'g end with n kmwled dial: by means of pring n mnup'mwlrilv g u which iL may bnrotated. Swnred upon tha thanln prov-idd with gllmhtyi iqnm 2l ia u spiral elitair Q-'L comprising a i n dnpI-nd no receive 1nd! plurality Gf convolutlona, one of whlch is th mblng mange-d gbqvgmh afm; f ::fxpled tf.. upm-am across the opanmgx 11 ings` mp5 connecting mhofmdfh for the purpose of cutting tlm md frnrmthe n cutting allument. mnlmhld," fr

si, eign. This amm would be und@ 'm various .cross amd opwingxn ways, the one shown being'r .fornire-:1 of n cunyieldingly engaging nppoiia Y i' tnuou; spml'strip ravi ed mthl all;l.u. 1h ngmg dfn-I am al: each end an at nie-gmadllts pombe li. eumhim 'cigl- 'Ithl'e bg' means of which 1t is #toured upon psltaem ma "4Q the 5ba! 21. After the cigars bwa been ce .fogplaced 'within thi@ baldur n partial rotation o ai n an s'mtaphly inganna;

0f the disk 2B will calme the a hrt-l cutter in pm" A with l mitm trgvl lem happenin a 1 mi the wthngidmphhn' gdp from the. rifarsi, y ical: nre dropped cigar hol man# tu m" l into thu bottom oil e cylinder 9, fram which tuned Ln from. *ha 1M grey amy be removed by means vof thqopm- 4. A omnliined eign-'nase uid y 4 `l L prising n recehnlg, l-

plm@ i Fig.. 7 there 1s illustritgd' a modified vthm-afin provided mth g Y f @Lma rfrum! the' allier, whmh 'oqnmsls of n blade ings adgpud to Niw of -bu 25 provided rrlh lieveledhu wings 16 adapt thlmhlel un abvs elch 1I] edtonnrmnlly gister w11; the ppanings 11. ing-g, id *him la; out i Upon the (mier end of tins blad? is n push piece of and dupndm 'Ioni-fluff 27 and mmmted upon illus blade b'B- raltf 0f 'wen the push button E? und the casing i a neming strapl, nfcxrt dement u spring SIS for the pgrpnsa of returning the fm' movement across d. oplaluimwu @di .bldg m its Dumm] miam In. order w folla plm oppuh h d the blutig 26 in podln bnnlthpltba ofi?. w1 u i :Im d o "n 1l, t Erre is, roviv n li e nte l Mmmm-v v -a3nnfgthmlnmiwsi whirymgim 1y my w with tlm qpenngs 11, an that the cigar end CHARLES E. JOENSION. 

